Ecorse, Michigan

Ecorse, Michigan
City
City of Ecorse
Intersection of Outer Drive and Jefferson Avenue
Location within Wayne County
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Coordinates: 42°15′02″N 83°08′54″W / 42.25056°N 83.14833°W / 42.25056; -83.14833
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Incorporated	1903 (village) 1942 (city)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Lamar Tidwell
• Clerk	Dana Hughes
Area [1]
• City	3.71 sq mi (9.62 km2)
• Land	2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2)
• Water	0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	9,305
• Density	3,279.87/sq mi (1,266.35/km2)
• Metro	4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48218 (River Rouge) 48229
Area code	313
FIPS code	26-24740[2]
GNIS feature ID	0625337[3]
Website	www.ecorsemi.gov

Ecorse (/iːkɒrs/ EE-korrss) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,512 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Ecorse is part of the Downriver community within Metro Detroit. The city shares a northwestern border with the city of Detroit and also borders the cities of Lincoln Park to the west, River Rouge to the north, and Wyandotte to the south. The city shares its name with the Ecorse River, which forms its southern border with Wyandotte.^[5] The Detroit River forms the city's eastern border as part of the Canada–United States border with LaSalle, Ontario.